Fischer goes out a quiet winner [Times photo: Bill Serne]ST. PETERSBURG -- Face it, St. Petersburg. The mayor you've repeatedly elected is one of the few politicians who make Al Gore look charismatic by comparison.

Mary Jo MeloneA master at doing what he loves says it's time to leave it behindNow and then, the slightly stooped man in the faded Ironman ball cap and the wraparound sunglasses gazes across the bay from the patio at the end of St. Petersburg's North Shore Pool. The man is George Bole, the coach of St. Petersburg's storied Masters Swim Team, and he is waiting for his own coaches to surface.

Board revokes doctor's licenseThe Florida Board of Medicine on Saturday revoked the license of a Zephyrhills doctor accused of fondling a female patient during an exam, one of several charges of sexual misconduct that have been alleged against him.

Metro week in reviewPORT RICHEY -- At least some of the still-sealed grand jury investigation of the Port Richey building department involves allegations that then-acting Mayor Bob Leggiere interfered with city workers' jobs.